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AIM-174B Makes Public Appearance at JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day
The AIM-174B long-range air-to-air missile made what could possibly be its first public appearance since it was fielded during the JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni ...
US Air Force's massive 53-aircraft runway exercise 'sends a message you can't ignore' to rivals like China
The US aircraft formation could be one of the largest "elephant walks" ever in Japan, and featured fighters, drones, and ...
This 53 aircraft ‘elephant walk’ has everything you’d need for a war in the Pacific
The runway display of 53 Air Force and Navy planes — plus Army missiles — ranged from rescue helicopters to fighters and ...
US Air Force and Navy parade dozens of warplanes in Pacific 'elephant walk'
A show of force by a US base in East China Sea is 'a message you can’t ignore,' according to one Air Force official. Here's ...
US Air Force and Navy ‘elephant walk’ in Japan could be ‘largest seen’
US Air Force and Navy ‘elephant walk’ in Japan could be ‘largest seen’ - Fifty-three military aircraft, ranging from fighter ...
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Chinese Y-20 Tanker Refueled Egyptian MiG-29s during ‘Eagles of Civilization’ Air Drills
The scale of the exercise, diversity of aircraft involved and mission sets practiced were unusual for the first ever exercise ...
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DOD IG audit finds toxic waste missteps at Air Force base in Japan
A Defense Department inspector general’s audit faulted Yokota Air Base for mishandling toxic substances, including chemicals ...